'We’re losing, we suck': Antonio Brown delivers damning verdict on Steelers

• Struggling Pittsburgh have yet to win a game this season
• Wide receiver has vented frustration on social media

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown said on Thursday that his frustration on the sideline during Sunday’s game and his tweet toward a critic on Monday came from his desire to win.

Meeting with reporters for the first time since the team’s 42-37 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, Brown made it clear he does not want a trade, but rather for his team to start performing at the level it has previously.

“We were losing the game... we haven’t won a game yet,” Brown said. “For me, as a Steeler, that’s unacceptable. I’m not on the sideline begging for the ball or making statements like you guys [the media] make. I’m pissed off. We’re losing, we suck ...We ain’t winning. You’re damn right I’m pissed off.”

Brown was seen on the sideline during the second half of the Chiefs game, which dropped the Steelers to 0-1-1, in an apparent argument with offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner. On Monday, Brown replied to a critical tweet from former Steelers PR staffer Ryan Scarpino – suggesting Brown wouldn’t be as productive without Ben Roethlisberger – with the words “Trade me let’s find out.”

“Obviously I don’t want a trade,” Brown said on Thursday. “I’m still grateful to put on my uniform, grateful to be a part of this organization. I don’t take that for granted. Obviously it was a stupid remark ...I guess I can’t really respond to people that’s saying crazy stuff.”

Brown was also absent from the team’s facility on Monday, something for which head coach Mike Tomlin said Brown was disciplined. The wideout said the absence was for a personal reason.

Brown acknowledged that the tweet and the resulting media circus were a distraction, but he remains fully focused on winning.

“Obviously I’m in the spotlight, so you guys are always putting me under the microscope, but I’m a compassionate individual,” Brown said. “I can’t fake the way I feel. I can’t hide the way I feel. If it wasn’t important to me, then I’d just say it don’t matter, but I’m not that type of guy ...Our business is winning, playing football. That’s what I’m here to do.”

Pittsburgh are without a win through two games for the first time since 2013, when it started 0-4 and went on to finish 8-8.

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